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Title: Big tech companies back global plan to shield online speech!
Post by: saborion2 on 2008.10.28, 16:10:19
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[.....The initiative was begun after human rights groups and Congress criticized the Internet companies for cooperating with Chinese government censorship and demands for information on dissidents. In addition to laying out the code of conduct, the initiative will provide a nongovernmental forum for the companies and human rights groups to jointly resist demands for censorship....]

http://news.cnet.com/Big-tech-companies-back-global-plan-to-shield-online-speech/2100-1030_3-6247277.html?tag=newsEditorsPicksArea.0


What do folks on this forum think about this plan by these tech companies?

Best regards.
Title: Re: Big tech companies back global plan to shield online speech!
Post by: lwriemen on 2008.10.28, 18:16:41
Sounds pretty toothless, and the three major companies listed have all shown a tendency to play along with the Chinese government in order to be able to stay competitive of the Chinese market.

Yahoo! is the only one that might be willing to risk taking a stand to try to capture some market share in the free world.
Title: Re: Big tech companies back global plan to shield online speech!
Post by: RobertM on 2008.10.28, 21:15:12
This topic, originally posted in the "OS/2 World Bounty System" section has been moved to "Off Topic Discussion" as it does not in any way pertain to the Bounty System or this forum's other sections.

Sorry for any confusion.
Title: Re: Big tech companies back global plan to shield online speech!
Post by: saborion2 on 2008.10.29, 23:19:27
Moderator please remove thread.

Thank you.